"Matthew"

(Part of the family group, "Patricia," "Rob," "Elizabeth," and "Matthew.")

Hard-pressed to come up with a masculine design that also complimented the color scheme of "Patricia," I finally arrived at the Charlie Brown tree.

"Rob"

(Part of the family group, "Patricia," "Rob," "Elizabeth," and "Matthew.")

You knew it was coming.  Somehow it isn't quite Christmas without a polar bear Coke commercial, and below we have a snowman attempting every man's favorite holiday chore.  All hand-painted.

Dreamin' By the Fire - "Anita"

I made this one for my aunt in Colorado.  A "cozy fireplace scene" was suggested with special mention of Bert, the black labrador.

The body was made of a red brocade, the crest of cream-colored embroidered ribbon and green corduroy with Vintaj brass accents.  The majority of the scene is made of felt.  The forest print of the two deer was cut from cotton quilting fabric, and the tree is decorated with jewelry elements and glass and jasper beads.  The bears are buttons.  The lining is a red poinsettia print cotton quilting fabric.

Mini I-IV - Cousins-in-Law

This request was for miniature stockings.  Due to space limitations, I used traditional Christmas iconography rather than personalized images.  Each one is approximately 6-7" long.

Rustic II - "John"

This was made as a companion piece for "Jill", following the same rustic theme.  An elk was requested, which led me to experiment with fabric paint to bring out the details.  Fabric paint was also used on the two deer and the background mountains.  The tree is decorated with the same red glass seed beads and red jasper, with hand-tied hemp twine bows.  It is lined with the same cotton quilting material as "Jill".

The red glass chili peppers were included by special request. ;)

Rustic I - "Jill"

This stocking was commissioned with the instructions that it have "nothing shiny."  This is what we came up with, snowball-fighting snowmen, a few labradors, and a rustic tree.  The tree is decorated with red glass seed beads, red jasper beads, and handmade bows (made of sewing thread).  The snowmen are dressed in yarn hats and scarves.  It is lined with a cotton quilting fabric.

Father-in-Law

My husband's family really appreciated the stockings I made for them a few years ago, so I completed the family set this year.  These were made of suede and are of the "family style" rather than designer variety.